USN-5686-3: Git vulnerabilities
21 November 2022
Several security issues were fixed in Git.
Releases
Packages
- git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Details
USN-5686-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. This update provides the corresponding
updates for Ubuntu 22.10.
Original advisory details:
Cory Snider discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain symbolic links.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause an unexpected behaviour.
(CVE-2022-39253)
Kevin Backhouse discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain command strings.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to arbitrary code execution.
(CVE-2022-39260)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 22.10
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-5686-1: git, git-gui, git-man, git-all, git-daemon-sysvinit, git-el, git-cvs, git-mediawiki, gitk, git-daemon-run, git-email, git-svn, git-doc, gitweb
- USN-5686-2: git-arch, git-core, git, git-gui, git-man, git-all, git-daemon-sysvinit, git-el, git-cvs, git-mediawiki, gitk, git-daemon-run, git-email, git-svn, git-doc, gitweb
- USN-5686-4: git-arch, git-core, git, git-gui, git-man, git-all, git-daemon-sysvinit, git-el, git-cvs, git-mediawiki, gitk, git-daemon-run, git-email, git-svn, git-doc, gitweb